Low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from glandular odontogenic cyst: A case report with a brief literature review
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Oral Oncology Reports
Abstract
Low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a salivary gland tumor arising rarely within the jaw bones. It poses a diagnostic challenge due to its considerable overlap of the histopathological features with Glandular odontogenic cyst (GOC). Various theories have been put forward to explain the origin of central low-grade MEC, one of the potential being MEC arising from the lining of GOC. In the present paper we report a case of a multilocular lesion in a 54-year-old female in the mandibular anterior region, which clinically and microscopically had a resemblance to the glandular odontogenic cyst, but the final diagnosis of low-grade MEC was confirmed based on the immunohistochemical appraisal.
DOI
10.1016/j.oor.2024.100644
Publication Date
9-1-2024
Recommended Citation
Kulkarni, Spoorti; Kudva, Adarsh; Srikanth, G.; and Mohan, Vyshak, "Low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from glandular odontogenic cyst: A case report with a brief literature review" (2024). Open Access archive. 10089.
https://impressions.manipal.edu/open-access-archive/10089
